short pass (in ball game)
1. short play; sketch; skit2. (neologism, attested by 2020) short-form video drama (esp. episodic videos made for mobile platforms, typically less than 5 minutes per episode)
to be short of the full amount
1. short stave of the barrel (which allows the contents to escape)2. (fig.) shortcoming; weak point
1. to fall short in one's payments2. to lack3. to be short of
poor prospects in the short term (finance)
1. casual labor2. to work for a bit
一长一短 一長一短 yī cháng yī duǎn HSK 7–9 (idiom) talking endlessly; long-winded
(of a person) short in stature
1. poor and with low expectations2. poverty stunts ambition
abbr. for 尺有所短，尺有所短，寸有所长[chǐ yǒu suǒ duǎn cùn yǒu suǒ cháng]
1. take from the long to supplement the short (idiom)2. to offset each other's deficiencies3. to complement each other
争长论短 爭長論短 zhēng cháng lùn duǎn 1. lit. to argue who is right and wrong (idiom)2. fig. to squabble; to argue over minor issues
(idiom) a piece of paper is too short to convey my feelings
1. to spread malicious gossip2. also written 飞短流长[fēi duǎn liú cháng]
lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
1. to compare long and short2. to compare the pros and cons
1. to compare long and short2. to compare the pros and cons
see 短中抽长[duǎn zhōng chōu cháng]
variant of 蜚短流长[fēi duǎn liú cháng]
1. narrow and shallow (knowledge or skill)2. superficial
good prospects in the short term (finance)
brachydactylism (genetic abnormality of short or missing fingers)
British shorthair (abbr. for 英国短毛猫[yīng guó duǎn máo māo])
short- or medium-term loan
sexually explicit text message; sext
(bird species of China) Asian stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps)
(bird species of China) short-tailed shearwater (Ardenna tenuirostris)
clothing that exposes the arms and legs (e.g. shorts, sleeveless top); to wear such clothing
(bird species of China) short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
1. lit. short jacket party2. working people3. the toiling masses4. blue collar workers+1 条 (bird species of China) short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus)